I have received the birth certificate for Antonio Battista.. parents Maria and Pasquale Battista... Maria Battista's maiden name is Palombi. Address is 40 Elsdon Street so these are definitely the same parents as Loretto and I guess Bernardo.
I think there is definitely something being covered up somewhere.. why would Maria use her mothers maiden name on that one birth certificate where she appears as Di-Carlo everywhere else?
Still nothing definite to connect this Pasquale to my Pasqualino though but also nothing to rule out him leading a double life with two families... I went through my Pasqualino's navy service record and he was stationed in this country for the vast majority of his record, usually down in Chatham in Kent. I looked at every point he would have needed to be around (such as when he gets married and when babies were created
) and he is definitely in the UK. There is no overlap between the two families activities so it appears it would have been entirely possible
. My only query is that would he have had enough time on leave or the means to get from Kent back up to North Shields on a (sort of) regular basis???
One other possibility is Maria had Antonio and Bernardo to another man but gave them the Battista surname as she was never divorced from Pasquale and so they were not illegitimate. She may have used a mixture of names on the 1911 census for Coronation Road that Wolfie found to hide this and/or she married another man called Loreta? I can't find anything on this 'Loreta' or 'Branda' or 'Burnard' family other than a death for Maria Loreta in 1917, however this was registered in Sunderland and the birth date is off by 30 years! (1890 vs 1860).
I am thinking to focus on the occupation and addresses... if I can just link my Pasqualino to one of the other Pasquale's addresses.... or find something relating to Pasquale noting him as a Sailor. I can't find any of them on the electoral roll as they weren't eligible. No addresses on Pasqualino's service record. I have asked Battista about the birth certificates for his Great Grandfather and Great Aunt (born 1913 and 1914) to Pasqualino's 'second' wife. There are a few other certificates I could purchase but this is getting expensive... anyone have any ideas about other sources of addresses?